“Every day is ‘ordinary,’ until it isn’t!” – Bernard Cornwell From a friend in NY: “While driving last evening, I saw a massive pillar of smoke erupting from neighboring Lockport. A large fire had broken-out at a tire-recycling plant. It was massive and resulted in emergency evacuations of hundreds of surrounding homes for several blocks…
Category: Self-Defense Issues
Armed Citizen Corner: A Very Questionable Home Defense Shooting in North Carolina
Tonight I wanted to talk to you guys about the Home Defense Shooting that occurred in Raleigh, North Carolina this past Sunday involving home owner, 39-year-old Chad Copley and the alleged intruder (deceased) 20-year-old Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas. I first read about this case Monday Morning and actually was going to put up a decent write-up…
Armed Citizen Corner Video: The Reality of Extreme Close Contact Shooting
When you are talking about Close Quarters Shooting, there are always varying degrees of close. We have all heard the terms “Reach out and touch someone close”, “Bad Breath Distance close”, but this video shows a whole different kind of close: EXTREME CLOSE CONTACT CLOSE, which is basically around a foot (12 inches) or less. This…
RKBA News: Two Home Defense Shootings in Two Different States With Two VASTLY Different Outcomes
That is why I am PROUD to Live in Texas my friends. -SF On 16 July, a homeowner in Chicopee, Massachusetts was confronted with three men who were attempting to break into his house. It was an hour past noon, in broad daylight. He called the police to report the attempted break in. He tried…
Civilian Operator 101: How to Shoot and Fight From Your Back
Something to chew on this weekend as you set up your Shoting drills. As CO’s We always need to be cognizant of positions we may find ourselves in a street fight that are not exactly convenient, but are all the same, reality. This is also a great time to drill on firing from OTHER non-conventional…
Learning From Terrorist Tactics: Dump Truck VBIED’s?
With the Political Circuses (I mean Conventions) going on, you would be hard pressed right now to hear about anything worthwhile in the State Run media other than the latest lies some Politician told, but this little tidbit did catch my eyes and ears: Dump Truck Driver Says He Has Bomb, Smashes Through FBI Gate…
Armed Citizen Corner: The Science Behind Delayed Interviews After a Self-Defense Shooting
Very Important Information for the SECOND most Important Fight you will ever Have in your Life: The Legal Battle after you have used your gun to defend yourself. -SF When training our members on how to deal with the aftermath of a self defense shooting, we always emphasize the negative impact of stress on…
Civilian Operator 101: The Survival Tree
One of the BEST and most Practical articles I have read in a long time on training for and surviving an Active Shooter situation.-SF A lot of people have asked me about how they could increase their survivability in an active shooter situation. The reality is sometimes you can’t win and that’s something you should…
Farnam Quips: Survival Lessons Learned From Recent Terror Attacks
From recent terrorist incidents, several life and death survival lessons emerge: 1. Don’t head for the restroom! Restrooms are dead ends. There is likely no exit from the restroom. You will be trapped there. When you don’t see another eligible exit, head for the kitchen. The kitchen always has a back door! 2. Have a…
Armed Citizens Corner: Recognizing an Opportunity For Action When The Killer’s Gun Jams
By Greg Ellifritz I’ve written quite a bit about malfunctioning guns over the years. I published Criminals and the Guns They Carry. That article was a study of all the unloaded broken and malfunctioning guns police take from criminals. A couple weeks later I wrote Weapon Malfunctions in the Active Shooter Environment about…